Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of... Læs mere
This short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects.
This text presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. It is a concise book explicitly designed to serve as an introduction to the central issues in... Læs mere
The author is one of the foremost, and perhaps the most original, historians of food, the body and popular beliefs in Europe today. An outstanding account of attitudes to the cosmos, food and the human body in medieval and early modern times.
This book gives the reader sociological and anthropological insight into the interaction of occupation, social class and marriage and how these... Læs mere
Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century.
* Third edition of an established key text on the welfare state. * Offers comprehensive and remarkably well-informed introduction to... Læs mere
This is the first book to provide an overview of the complex relationship between Asian Americans and the media. Synthesises a wealth of scholarship in this emergent field and also contributes its own original perspective whilst remaining pedagogically focused.
A collection that showcases the scholarship in Asian American studies from a critical and cultural studies perspective. It takes on a range of topics and... Læs mere
Fully updated, the second edition of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Finance presents new contributions to reflect the emergence of behavioral... Læs mere
Written by a leading authority on Baptist life and thought, this inclusive survey traces the development of the Baptist tradition in North America... Læs mere
Bilingual Education in the 21st Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments.